Western pygmy possum

Western pygmy possum[1]
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – Recent
Western pygmy possum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Burramyidae
Genus: Cercartetus
Species:
C. concinnus
Binomial name
Cercartetus concinnus
(Gould, 1845)[3]
Western pygmy possum range

The western pygmy possum (Cercartetus concinnus), also known as the southwestern pygmy possum or the mundarda, is a small marsupial found in Australia. Genetic studies indicate its closest relative is probably the eastern pygmy possum,[4] from which its ancestors diverged around eight million years ago.[5]

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  2. ^ Burbidge, A.; Morris, K.; Ellis, M.; van Weenen, J.; Menkhorst, P. (2016). "Cercartetus concinnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40576A21963278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40576A21963278.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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